Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-01-01

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second stase prison were In Hastings last
Friday.
CHANGERS prevails IN Kandiyohi county.
Two horse 1T Wilmar were killed and three
others are qusrantined.
A number Of the Mushka Toboggan club OF
St. Paul took "A run to Minneapolis Friday
evening on snow shoes.
largely attended citizens meeting st Red
wood Falls resulted in the organization of a
toooggan club Of thirty members.
Tie board Of trade at Mankato is trying to
have the next encampment OF the second
,egiment talk place in that city.
The officers Of Lac-qut parle county are
now at work at Madison, the new county
seat. and things are running smoothly.
Stearns county has a taxable valuation OF
! 81, lSS, $40, an increase OF more than a quar-
ter Of a million dollars within a year.
Miss Cora johnson wss buried nj Northheli,
Tuesday. large number OF G. A. Il. men
attended, she being a soldiers daughter.
The contract for building a pile bridSe from
the Wisconsin shore to the island has been LEI
to John Stellwagen Of Winona for ~, 800.
The city of Albert Lea spent $4,000 last
season In new buildings, including brick
blocks, stores, dwellings, and a wooden mill.
The grand iIry In session at Rochester has
found indictments against three saloon-keep-
ers at Potsdam for selling liquors TO minors.
AT Maukato on Thursday the grand jury
was discharged. having completed It's labors.
About ten indictments were presented by
them.
The Brainerd Tribune says that twice as
many men will be employed in the Northern
Pacific shops as was found necessary last
year.
The new First Baptist church of Minneapo-
lis, built at a cost of 1885, 900, and taking
rank with the fuest church edihees, was dedi-
Gated Sunday.
Al the council meeting, Winona, on Mon
day evening, a resolution was unanimously
adopted refusing to grant any more liquor
licenses.
Mr.. Wilson Of Wsseca, sold his wheat,
raised in 1885, for 81 cents a bushel. He
waited fifteen months for the raise that never
came.
The postmaster general yesterday, or the
request Of the postmaster at Winona for an
increase OF letter carriers, allowed one, to take
effect January /.
Tcutonia Lodge No. 9, o of Herman,
Red Wing, are making preparations for theii
grand ball to he given at the Casino on Friday
evening, December 81.
l.. F. Won WimpFen, late county surveyor,
has received an appointment IN the engineer
department at Washington, and will leave
Winons with his family shortly.
The lumber firm of w. j. Young s. CO., Of
Clinton, Iowa, has purchased the shore rights
on Blacksmith slough, opposite Homer, just
below winona, and will build AZ extensive
log storage depot there.
The Carleton Choral club rendered The
Messiah In very fine manner at the Congre-
gational church, North6eld, Monday evening.
The chorus consists of sixty voices under con
troll Of Prof. Parker.
Stephen Hicks, of East st. Cloud, was
lodged in Jail charged with knocking Melville
Griffin down in a saloon IN that village and
robbing him of his watch.
The Minneapolis jobbers and millers have
determined 10 boycott the Minneapolis and
Northw estern railroad, because it discrimin-
ates against that city in favor Of st. Paul.
The Pioneer Press coiorcd Autograph Of the
1887 ST. Paul ice palace is conceded 10y critics
to be the finest specimen OF work ever turned
out in the northwest. As a work Of art it can
not be excelled.
Robbers entered the dry goods store of
seele j. Buck, at Lake City, Monday night,
and carried away between $500 and 5000 worth
of silk and sealskin goods. A reward OF SlOO
has been offered for their arrest.
s. T. Boyce and family, Of Duluth, have
gone to their new home in Omaha, where Mr..
Boyce will be the resident manager of a new
Wholesale house establishC by the Richardson
Drug company, Of st. Louis.
1t has been suggested that the trees along
streets leading to the st. Paul ice palace
ground be drenched with water repeatedly, 50
that when the water is frozen the limbs VIII
present a beautiful appearance.
James Johnson, driver Of one Of Cook Il
Highs stone wagons, In Minneapolis, was on
Saturday severely crushed by a 800 pound
stone falling upon him. The doctors say he
has no chance for recovery.
Allen Hawkes., fireman Of th" Waseka
Furniture works, Wednesday night, while
oillng the engine, got his hand caught in the
moving machinery, and it was crushed and
mangled badly.
Eliza n. Owen was granted a divorce fro
Dexter Owen, the Minnetonka fruit farmer at
Minneapolis, on account Of cruel and inhuman
treatment ard abusive language. Mrs. Owen
is also granted one third OF the estate.
Brainerd is having much trouble concern
Ing the location OF the dam. The most fea-
sible and best location, the one nearest the
city, ia owned by a man named Charles All
rens, who viii not make any reasonable set
Element with the company.
In digging for a flowing well at the Nora
house, Waseca, last week qulcksand was
struck at the depth of ninety-four feet. There
is about forty feet OF water row, but the par
ties will 90 down further In hopes of getting
a lowing well.
Secretary Holt, OF heAss ociatod CIafitie s
of Minneapolis, reports subscriptions for next
years work amounting to $1,000. The total
amount which It IL desired to raise is g., 200.
1t is expected that many Of the churches will